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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Infectious Diseases.—There were, omitting tuberculosis,
1.658 cases reported as due to notifiable infectious
diseases in the Borough, against 876 in the previous year.
There were also reported 556 cases of infectious diseases
that were not notified, against 237 in the previous year;
214 of these were *Measles, 107 *Whooping Cough and 235
Chickenpox.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified was 200
against 199 in the previous year.
*Totals (incl. notifiable cases—Measles 999 and Whooping Cough 465)
noted in Department.
BACTERIOLOGY.
The following bacteriological examinations were made
on behalf of the Council:—
Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria—
Positive results 6
Negative results 490
Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis—
Tubercle bacillus found 110
Tubercle bacillus not found 310
Blood from cases of suspected Fever—
Widal or Typhoid reaction not obtained 2
Faeces 5
Other 19
Grand Total 942